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| Marcos announcing that Proclamation No. 1081 has took effect (Source: Foundation for Worldwide People Power) |
Showing posts with label martial law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label martial law. Show all posts
Friday, September 21, 2012
Flashback: Marcos Declares Martial Law
Forty years ago today, President Ferdinand E. Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines by virtue of Proclamation No. 1081. At that time, Marcos had been in power as Philippine president since 1965. Marcos appeared on live television broadcast on September 23, 1972 to announce that proclamation had took effect.
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